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Fishing on the Wild Side

Mike Fry doesn’t only live on the Wild Side of Tasmania, but also goes fishing in probably the wildest boat ever to troll for trout—certainly in Tasmania. When your mate says ‘What are you doing tomorrow, want to come up the Gordon for the night?’ it would be pretty hard to say anything else except “you bet” and start checking out your tackle box and packing your overnight bag. But if your mate was Troy Grining and he wanted to give his new 52ft, high speed cruiser a run across Macquarie Harbour, test the new onboard dory with a chance of landing a nice Gordon River Brown you would have to feel privileged. I didn’t say anything about getting on my hands and knees and kissing his feet…just having a lend of ya’ but I did feel very appreciative.

Australian Fly Fishing Team Fundraiser

Fun and Fund Raising Evening for the Tasmanian members of the 2011 Australian Fly Fishing TeamYou are invited to an evening of fun and fund raising to support the Tasmanian Members of the Australian Fly Fishing Team who are competing in the 2011 World Fly Fishing Championships in Italy.

Craig Carey, Joe Riley and Ian Donnachy all won their way through to represent Australia and this is your chance to help them on their way.There will be a lucky door prize, monster raffle and some great items up for auction.• Huon pine fly box with 200 Joe Riley flies.• New Simpson washing machine• New dishlex dishwasher• New Stokes stainless steel urn• One day guided fishing with Chris Bassano• One day river fishing (secret location) John Donnachy• One day guided fishing with Jonothan Stagg• Weekend fishing for four people with two nights accommodation in Miena, all meals and drinks fully guided by Craig Carey, Joe Riley and Ian Donnachy

• Matthew Goss HTC Highroad cycling jersey

• Set tyres from Bob Gardner at Jax tyres• New 6’6 3wt cane fly rod in rod tube• Vision fly reel with 2 spare spools• Dinner voucher at Launceston’s Watermill TavernThis is only part of the huge range on offer on the night.The team members will also be presented with their Australian Fly Fishing Team Blazer during the evening, and will incorporate the medal presentation for the 2011 Tasmanian Fly Fishing Championship.Fly Fish Australia Inc.The Happy Chefat LongfordLocation: The Happy Chef, William St, Longford.When: Friday 20th of May 2011, commencing 6.30pm.Cost: $25 p.p includes Hors d’oeuvres for the evening and a donation to the team members.RSVP: To Micra Accident Repair Centre, phone 6398 1444 business hours or email. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 13th May for catering purposes.RSVP by 6th May and go in the draw for the lucky door prize of accommodation for two people at Hobart Macquarie.

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Sea run trout tactics – Craig Vertigan

During the trout off-season I tend to spend a bit of time chasing bream, to continue getting a fishing fix, and spend time tying flies and dreaming about the trout season to come. It’s a time to spend doing tackle maintenance, stocking up on lures and dreaming up new challenges and goals for the trout season ahead. When the new season comes around I usually spend the first few months targeting sea runners. Sea run trout are simply brown trout that spend much of there lives out to sea and come in to the estuaries for spawning and to feed on whitebait and the other small endemic fishes that spawn in late winter through spring. Mixed in with the silvery sea runners you can also expect to catch resident fish that have the typical dark colours of a normal brown trout as well as atlantic salmon in some of our estuaries that are located near salmon farm pens. Living in Hobart it is quick and easy to do a trip on the Huon or Derwent and is a more comfortable proposition compared to a trip up to the highlands with snow and freezing winds to contend with.